OBIT: Geneva "Jean" (FARNER) McKERAHAN, 2003, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  GENEVA McKERAHAN
  January 3, 1915 - October 12, 2003
  
    Geneva "Jean" McKerahan, 88, of Pasadena, died Sunday, October 12,
  2003, at her home after a lengthy illness.
    She was born January 3, 1915, in Salisbury, and lived in Baltimore,
  Md., before she moved to Pasadena 12 years ago.
    Mrs. McKerahan was retired from Hecht Co. in Baltimore, where she
  was a cashier.  She formerly worked for the Maryland School for the
  Blind as a house mother and for Kiddy Haven Day Nursery.
    She was named one of "Baltimore's Best" in 1985 by then Baltimore
  mayor, William Donald Schaefer.
    Mrs. McKerahan enjoyed gardening and cooking.
    She was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, Charles
  McKerahan; her parents, Mary Lowry Farner and Glen Farner; and three
  brothers: Harry, James and Paul Farner.
    Survivors include: one son, Charles McKerahan of Baltimore; one
  daughter, Lois Updegraff of Pasadena; two sisters: Marlene Schrock of
  Meyersdale; and Joann Murphy of Cleveland; four grandchildren and four
  great-grandchildren.  
    Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
    Arrangements by Gonce Funeral Home, Pasadena.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the
  Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108. 
  
  New Republic, October 23, 2003
  
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